Hours before Gary Cohn resigned, Trump confronted him and demanded he support his massive new tariffs

President Donald Trump demanded that White House
economic adviser Gary Cohn support new tariffs.

Cohn did not commit to supporting the tariffs because
he believed it would hurt the economy.

Cohn announced his resignation from the White House
hours later.

President Donald Trump demanded that Gary Cohn publicly stand by
new tariffs just hours before the president's top economic
adviser announced his resignation,
according to a new report.

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Bloomberg's Jennifer Jacobs reported that Trump asked Cohn - who
was vocal in his distaste for the new trade measures - if he was
on the "same team" when it came to the new tariffs on steel and
aluminum during a meeting at the White House on Tuesday.

Despite the push, Trump has remained
steadfast in his desire to implement the tariffs and even
suggested that a trade war could be beneficial to the US.

On the other hand, Cohn - along with many economists - believe
the broad-based tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum would
increase costs for many companies,
raise prices for consumers, and eventually lead to
job losses for the US economy.

The legal language has not been finalized on the tariffs, but
Trump is expected to approve the measures sometime over the next
week.

Cohn's departure brings to a close a wild rise in the White
House, during which he almost departed after Trump's response to
the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, and was also
reportedly considered for chief of staff and the next chair of
the Federal Reserve.